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Pre-Order Apple iPhone 4S, today!
Pre-Order Apple iPhone4S, today!
You can pre-order the device from Apple, AT&T, Verizon and Sprint in the US, as well as Vodafone, Orange and T-Mobile in the UK.
But apparently not O2 yet?
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Adobe release Touch Apps Family
What are the Adobe Touch Apps?
Design, edit, and elegantly present your work using six new Adobe® Touch Apps designed for your tablet.¹ Whether you use a stylus or just your fingertip, intuitive touchscreen features provide easy, precise control for a variety of creative tasks. Transfer files through Adobe Creative Cloud for refinement in Adobe Creative Suite® software — or to view, access, and share from almost anywhere.
Get more informations here
Apple: Let’s talk iPhone, 4th Oct.
BBC – Homepage – Beta Version
The BBC have and will redesign there homepage to have touch screens in mind. Go and have a play with the new beta version now here – BBC – Homepage – Beta Version
Happy Birthday the :-)
1982: At precisely 11:44 a.m., Scott Fahlman posts the following electronic message to a computer-science department bulletin board at Carnegie Mellon University:
19-Sep-82 11:44 Scott E Fahlman
From: Scott E FahlmanI propose that the following character sequence for joke markers:
Read it sideways. Actually, it is probably more economical to mark things that are NOT jokes, given current trends. For this, use:
With that post, Fahlman became the acknowledged originator of the ASCII-based emoticon. From those two simple emoticons (a portmanteau combining the words emotion and icon) have sprung dozens of others that are the joy, or bane, of e-mail, text-message and instant-message correspondence the world over.
via Wired
VMware Release Fusion 4 for Mac
VMware on Wednesday announced the new VMware Fusion 4 virtualization software for running Windows on a Mac, packing more than 90 new features including a design built specifically for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.
VMware Fusion 4 is available now for a promotional price of $49.99, and is optimized for today’s multi-core Macs, as well as the newly released Lion operating system, VMware said.
“Enhancements to VMware Fusion 4 make it a breeze to run Windows and Mac applications side by side on a Mac,” said Pat Lee, director, client product management, VMware. “Offering full integration into Apple OS X Lion, VMware Fusion 4 builds on our proven, award winning platform to provide an easy, fast and reliable way to run Windows applications on a Mac.”
What’s New: With more than 90 new features and now optimized for today’s multi-core Macs and OS X Lion, key features in VMware Fusion 4 include:
- Built for OS X Lion -VMware Fusion 4 is designed to provide the best Windows experience on OS X Lion. Add Windows programs to Launchpad, experience them in Mission Control, view them in full screen or switch between them using Mac gestures.
- Better Performance and Faster Graphics – VMware Fusion 4 has been engineered to run Windows and Mac applications side-by-side with incredible speed and reliability. As a 64-bit Cocoa application, it is optimized for today’s multi-core Macs and delivers 3D graphics up to 2.5-times faster than previous versions of Fusion
- Even More “Mac-like” Experience – VMware Fusion 4 enhances the way Windows programs run on a Mac. From the brand new settings menu to the redesigned virtual machine library and snapshot menu, users have even more Mac-like experiences when running Windows programs.
- Lion Squared – VMware Fusion 4 now supports OS X Lion in a virtual machine, allowing users to get more from their Mac by running OS X Lion, OS X Lion Server, Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server and Mac OS X Leopard Server in virtual machines.
Parallels Desktop® 7 for Mac Launched!
Get it before the rest!
Hot off the press! Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac will be broadly available September 6. As an existing customer, you can be among the first to enjoy our best release ever – starting today.
Upgrade today!
Run Windows applications like they were made for your Mac. Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac takes advantage of Mac OS X Lion’s great features and applies them to Windows programs, like support for Launchpad and Mission Control.
With over 90 new and enhanced features, this latest version makes your Windows applications feel like they were made for Mac. The result? A more intuitive and powerful way to use Windows and Mac side-by-side in a seamless user experience.
Enjoy the best performance on the market
New! Lion integration and support, including Launchpad and Mission Control for Windows programs
New! Shared iSight and FaceTime HD cameras in both Windows and Mac applications
New! Lion as a guest OS
Enhanced! Up to 1 GB of video memory, for ultra-high resolutions and maximum quality settings
Enhanced! With the new Parallels Mobile App, copy-and-paste, enjoy audio, and access your Mac and Windows programs with your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch.
Run thousands of Windows applications at lightning speed on your Mac
Enhanced! Increased graphics performance: up to 45% faster for 3D graphics compared to previous versions
Enhanced! Start, stop and resume Windows more quickly, as much as 60 %, every time you launch Windows
Enhanced! When copying files within Windows, Parallels Desktop 7 outperforms its competitor by 120 %
Tim Cook’ email to Apple employees
The full text of Cook’s email to Apple employees is included below:
Team:
I am looking forward to the amazing opportunity of serving as CEO of the most innovative company in the world. Joining Apple was the best decision I’ve ever made and it’s been the privilege of a lifetime to work for Apple and Steve for over 13 years. I share Steve’s optimism for Apple’s bright future.
Steve has been an incredible leader and mentor to me, as well as to the entire executive team and our amazing employees. We are really looking forward to Steve’s ongoing guidance and inspiration as our Chairman.
I want you to be confident that Apple is not going to change. I cherish and celebrate Apple’s unique principles and values. Steve built a company and culture that is unlike any other in the world and we are going to stay true to that—it is in our DNA. We are going to continue to make the best products in the world that delight our customers and make our employees incredibly proud of what they do.
I love Apple and I am looking forward to diving into my new role. All of the incredible support from the Board, the executive team and many of you has been inspiring. I am confident our best years lie ahead of us and that together we will continue to make Apple the magical place that it is.
Tim
via AppleInsider
SOTD: Open Signal Maps
About OpenSignalMaps
With your help, OpenSignalMaps are creating a comprehensive database of cell phone towers, cell phone signal strength readings, and Wi-Fi access points around the world. This data is collected via their Android application and uploaded to OpenSignalMaps servers, taking care to use as little processing power and battery life as possible.
You can use this website to browse the data OpenSignalMaps have collected, including heat maps that show exactly how strong signal is in any particular area, as well as all the nearby towers for your carrier.
Tim Cook succeeds Steve Jobs as CEO of Apple
Tim Cook, appointed chief executive of Apple today, following the resignation of Steve Jobs, has in the past been described as the “most powerful gay man in Silicon Valley.” Although Mr Cook has never spoken publicly about his sexuality, he has long been described as gay and has never denied the claims.
via Pink News
The full text of Steve’s resignation letter reads:
I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.
I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.
As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.
I believe Apple’s brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.
I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.
The last time Jobs stepped down, some bad hardware decisions were made. The MacBook AL, no FireWire and Display Port with no audio support, for example.
I know, it was due to happen soon, and it’s the right thing for him to have done. He we go on to become chairman and he will have the opportunity to still be involved in the future of the company, but in all honest he has been the defacto CEO for a number of years. In truth other people have run and managed the office of the CEO while in focused on his health. With apple now as Americas most powerful company, the political pressure on the leadership of the corporation will intensify, to this end, they need to change a few things round in order to manage this, steve jobs taking up the role as chairman will allow him to become more statesman and better mange a firm father figure hand in the company. What do you think?
